Dear Councillors, The ccNSO secretariat is now initiating the selection process whereby the ccNSO Councillors are required to select a candidate who will serve on the 2022 ICANN Nominating Committee (NomCom) on behalf of the ccNSO. You are now expected to review the applications and rank the candidates, based on how well the candidates meet the set of requirements as listed in the call for expression of interest. Further instructions are included below. = = = Your action is required by Thursday, 17 June 2021 (23:59 UTC) = = = Please find the additional materials as submitted by the candidates attached, as well as the information they submitted in the application form (see excel file enclosed). 4 candidates applied to become a ccNSO appointed delegate to the 2022 NomCom: * Abdullah Cemil Akcam (.tr) * Eberhard Lisse (.na) * Jörg Schweiger (.de) * Juhani Juselius (.fi) Background The ccNSO Council issued a call for expressions of interest. The call for volunteers closed Wednesday, 9 June 2021 (23:59 UTC). See https://ccnso.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-26may21-en.htm The selection happens according to the ccNSO Guideline: ccNSO Appointment Procedures as published on https://ccnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/field-attached/guidelines-ccnso-... INSTRUCTIONS Please review the application material and select your preferred candidate – taking into account the candidate qualification requirements – by sending an email to joke.braeken@icann.org<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org> , no later than Thursday, 17 June 2021 (23:59 UTC) !!! Your most preferred candidate should receive four (4) points, the next candidate three (3) points, the second candidate two (2) points, and the third and least preferred candidate one (1) point. If you believe a candidate does not meet the criteria: please assign zero (0) points. !!! A kind reminder that the ccNSO Secretariat will track and publish for each council member its participation in the selection process. Go to https://community.icann.org/display/ccNSOCWS/Council+vote+tracker+-+2021 Based on each of the individual Councillor’s rankings, the Secretariat will prepare the overall ranking of all candidates and report the ranking to the ccNSO Council on Friday, 18 June 2021. Selection Process After closure of the call for volunteers, the materials submitted will be sent to the ccNSO Councillors eligible to select the members for the roles of ccNSO appointed delegate to the NomCom. Based on each of the individual Councillor’s rankings, the Secretariat will prepare the overall ranking of all candidates and report the ranking to the ccNSO Council on Friday, 18 June 2021. Candidate qualification requirements ccNSO candidates are expected to have the support of a ccTLD manager (whether members or non-member of the ccNSO). The ccNSO appointed NomCom delegate will be selected based on how well they meet the candidate requirements: Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs), as listed here: https://ccnso.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-26may21-en.htm Thank you. Best regards, Joke Braeken ccNSO Policy Advisor joke.braeken@icann.org